SB2016110139 - Fedora 24 update for icu

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SB2016110139 - Fedora 24 update for icu

Published: November 1, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016110139
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6293)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '' character at the end of a certain temporary array. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References